When a baby is born in the United States, a few drops of blood are taken from their heel to test for many conditions that could affect the child’s long-term health or survival. This testing is part of ...

Congenital CMV is the most common nongenetic cause of hearing loss in children and a leading cause of other neurologic ...

WASHINGTON — Leadership and coordination at the national level are needed to build on the strength of screening programs that test all newborn babies’ blood for serious health conditions and to ensure ...

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit that aims to end the state's two-year retention of blood samples taken from newborns under a mandatory ...